India monsoon

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Indian schoolchildren walk through a flooded street during rain showers in Mumbai on July 23, 2013. The Mumbai city witnessed heavy rains on Tuesday, resulting in heavy traffic jams and disrupting train services. The monsoon season, which runs from June to September, accounts for about 80 percent of India's annual rainfall, vital for a farm economy which lacks adequate irrigation facilities.

Indian schoolchildren walk through a flooded street during rain showers in Mumbai on July 23, 2013. The Mumbai city witnessed heavy rains on Tuesday, resulting in heavy traffic jams and disrupting train services. The monsoon season, which runs from June to September, accounts for about 80 percent of India's annual rainfall, vital for a farm economy which lacks adequate irrigation facilities. (PUNIT PARANJPE / AFP/Getty Images)

Indian schoolchildren walk through a flooded street during rain showers in Mumbai on July 23, 2013. The Mumbai city witnessed heavy rains on Tuesday, resulting in heavy traffic jams and disrupting train services. The monsoon season, which runs from June to September, accounts for about 80 percent of India's annual rainfall, vital for a farm economy which lacks adequate irrigation facilities.